PK-35 (women)

Pallokerho-35 (PK-35) Naiset is the representative women's football team of the Helsinki-based football club Pallokerho-35 (PK-35). The team debuted in Finland's top-level league, the Kansallinen Liiga, for the 2020 season. They gained promotion at the end of the previous season, winning the 2019 qualifier against IK Myran. PK-35 had previously reached the ascending qualifier in the 2018 season but lost to Oulu Nice Soccer (ONS).[1]

This article is about the Kansallinen Liiga team in Helsinki. For the Kansallinen Liiga team in Vantaa, see PK-35 Vantaa.
PK-35
Full namePallokerho-35 Naiset
Nickname(s)Punamustat (The Red-blacks)
Founded1978
GroundMagneCit Areena
Pihlajamäki, Helsinki
ManagerJeff Barck
CoachRami Rantanen
LeagueKansallinen Liiga
WebsiteClub website

PK-35's home ground is MagneCit Areena in the Pihlajamäki (Swedish: Rönnbacka) sub-district of Malmi, Helsinki. They also play home matches at the Pihlajamäen tekonurmi (Pihlajamäki astroturf), which has a capacity of 300 spectators.[2]

History

PK-35’s women’s football team was established in 1978, and the team played its first match at Pihlajamäki field on 12 June 1978. The team first participated in an organized league in 1982. PK-35 made it to the Naisten I-divisoona qualifiers in 1992 but did not qualify for promotion in that season. The third-tier Naisten I-divisoona was renamed Naisten Kakkonen in 1994 and PK-35 gained promotion to the renamed league for the 1999 season. PK-35 played in the Naisten Kakkonen until the end of the 2007 season when, under head coach Mitri Pakkasen, the team ascended to the second-tier Naisten Ykkönen.[3]

At the end of the 2008 season, the PK-35 men’s and women’s representative teams were relocated to Vantaa, where they became the representative teams of the newly-created club, PK-35 Vantaa. The transfer was done in the hope that the teams would have access to better resources in Vantaa. However, representative team activities carried on in Helsinki and the Helsinki-based PK-35 women’s team continued in the fourth-tier Naisten Kolmonen.[3]

PK-35 earned promotion to the Naisten Ykkönen for the 2018 season after beating Malmin Palloseura and winning the club‘s seat. Rami Rantanen, who had previously coached the PK-35 junior-B girls team, took over as head coach of the women‘s representative team prior to the 2018 season.[4][5] In 2018, PK-35 ranked second in the Naisten Ykkönen but lost the two-game qualifier against Oulu Nice Soccer and remained in the Ykkönen.[6] In the following season, the team finally earned promotion to the Naisten Liiga after beating IK Myran in the qualifier. The first qualification match between PK-35 and IK Myran ended in a 2–2 tie. No goals were scored during regulation time of the second qualification match and the match dragged on to the penalty shootout. PK-35 eventually claimed a 4–2 victory after the penalty shootout.[7]

Players and personnel

Updated 30 May 2020[8]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FIN Lotta Rosenström
2 DF  FIN Alina Schrey
3 DF  FIN Martta Laitinen
4 DF  FIN Alice Wiksten
5 FW  FIN Marie Mäkinen
6 MF  FIN Krista Hakala
7 FW  FIN Pia Tavi
8 MF  FIN Amanda Rantanen
9 DF  FIN Inka Hiltunen
10 FW  FIN Anita Abu
11 DF  FIN Olivia Kåhre
12 GK  FIN Nea Vidgren
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF  FIN Elisa Ikonen
14 MF  FIN Natalia Kusmin
15 DF  FIN Vilma Oksanen
16 DF  FIN Rosa Wikström
17 FW  FIN Mette Barck
18 DF  FIN Dolma Gurung
19 MF  FIN Minea Lassas
20 FW  FIN Emilia Kupsanen
21 GK  FIN Sonja Ferm
22 DF  FIN Katja Hakala
31 DF  FIN Mikaela Frondelius

Coaches and staff
  • Head Coach: Rami Rantanen
  • Assistant Coach: Krista Dahlberg
  • Assistant Coach: Anne-Maria Weckström-Rantanen
  • Goalkeeping Coach: Henrik Salmelainen
  • Doctor, caretaker: Jan-Patrik Wiksten
  • Team Manager: Karolina Hurmerinta

References

Content in this edit is translated from the existing Finnish Wikipedia article at fi:Pallokerho-35 (naiset); see its history for attribution.

  1. "Amanda: "Iso sydän ratkaisi!"" (in Finnish). PK-35. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. "Venues - Naisten Liiga - Finland". us.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. "PK-35 Historiaa 1935-2015" (in Finnish). PK-35. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. "PK-35:t sunnuntaina vastakkain Pihlajamäessä" (in Finnish). PK-35 Vantaa. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  5. "Naiset valmiina liigakarsintaan" [Women ready for Liiga qualifiers] (in Finnish). PK-35. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  6. "Punamustille palkintoja" (in Finnish). PK-35. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  7. "PK-35 nousi Naisten Liigaan dramaattisten vaiheiden jälkeen". palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Football Association. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  8. "PK-35: Pelaajat ja tilastot". palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Football Association. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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